This collection of Arthur Benton's major articles spanning fifty years of work, provides an overview of his enormous contribution to neuropsychology. It covers most of the central issues in the field and combines neurological, experimental, and clinical psychometric approaches. Two papers--"Facial Recognition" and "Problems and Conceptual Issues in Neuropsychological Research in Aging and Dementia" (with A.B. Sivan)--are published here for the first time. Because of Benton's belief that solid scientific inquiry is built only upon historical understanding, the papers offer many insights into the history of neuropsychology.

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"Many of these papers are considered classics...reading these papers is a must. For those who have read them and want a handy reference, I would highly recommend that they purchase this book for their library."--Neurology

"Costa and Spreen have organized papers spanning Benton's long and productive career as a neuropsychologist. As these papers show, he has contributed to the understanding of an enormous number of problems in the field...For the more seasoned neuropsychologist, the book provides some excellent reviews of complex issues."--Contemporary Psychology

"Truly interesting and informative....A neuropsychologist's personal library or a graduate program without this volume will be sorely lacking a central resource for the understanding of what neuropsychology is and how it came to be as reflected in the work of a visionary and a master."--Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

"Benton is certainly one of the most highly regarded figures in clinical neuropsychology. Anyone who has read his works cannot help but be impressed with the clarity of his thinking and the forcefulness of his ideas....This book can be highly recommended both to the neuropsychologist and to any individual who has an interest in the field. Because of its careful scholarship, it can be recommended as a source of readings for graduate classes. Because of its clear writing style, it also can be used in advanced undergraduate classes."--AABT Special Interest Group in Behavioral Neuropsychology Newsletter

"This welcome volume contains seminal contributions that Benton and his collaborators have made to neuropsychological investigation....The collection shows many facets of neuropsychology and offers useful guidance in testing and test design. The historical emphasis of most of Benton's articles provides a useful perspective of the history of neuropsychology."--The British Journal of Psychiatry

"Benton's papers are a kind of history in the making of neuropsychology, for as much as anyone his work has helped to propel and shape the field into the specialty that it is today....It is good to have this book on the shelf!"--Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

"This current volume stands as a monument to the contribution that Benton has made to the field of neuropsychology....An important source book."--Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

"Ranks as a volume of consequence for contemporary students of the complex interplay between the brain and mental function....Can be recommended as pleasant and valuable reading for any contemporary neuropsychologist."--American Journal of Psychiatry